Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanty
Adjective
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Yet many of their own colleagues are not getting paid — and likely won't be until the shutdown is over — creating an unequal playing field among federal employees that grows more slanted as the shutdown continues.—
Jenny Abamu,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Quarterback Behren Morton had only minimal input in that result despite the slanted scoreline, completing seven of 12 passes for 91 yards and one touchdown.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The symbol could be a plate with one water droplet or two plates with diagonal lines of water spraying down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bound by Delaware, Sacramento, Virginia and Acton streets, the project site will also feature about 60,000 square feet of open space, a diagonal connection to the Ohlone Greenway that cuts through the center of the site and ground floor retail and childcare.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dude was a slant master, dinking and dunking to his heart’s delight, forcing safeties to creep up and putting linebackers on their heels.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Young placed an accurate pass to McMillan on a slant route, but the ball bounced off McMillan’s hands and floated into the mitts of Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson for an interception.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
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“Slanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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